Trojan..do I delete from virus vault?

xxdeebeexx

Hi my computer has been infected by trojan horse generic 10.bhes. I have run AVG and it is now contained in the virus vault... do I now delete the Trojan ??
Daft question probably, but I simply don't know.

TIA

Dx

timestar

Once AVG has put it in the virus vault then it cannot do any more harm to your PC so you should be okay. Although you might want to wait until one of the real experts on here like Browntoad (correct spelling??) can conform this.

superscaper

timestar wrote: »

Browntoad can conform this.

:rotfl: I think I'm going to call him that from now on.

As for the trojan, I'd leave it there. It can't do any harm. And if for any reason it's a false positive (AVG seems prone to them), i.e. it's a legitimate required file, then you can always restore it later.

xxdeebeexx

superscaper wrote: »

:rotfl: I think I'm going to call him that from now on.

As for the trojan, I'd leave it there. It can't do any harm. And if for any reason it's a false positive (AVG seems prone to them), i.e. it's a legitimate required file, then you can always restore it later.

Thanks
Should I rescan the computer and if so will it show up again as being in the virus vault?

TIA

Dx

superscaper

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Thanks
Should I rescan the computer and if so will it show up again as being in the virus vault?

TIA

Dx

It shouldn't do. Once in the vault AVG knows it put it there and any other app doing a scan usually doesn't bring it up as an active trojan/virus.

superscaper

You may want to more thoroughly clean your computer just in case. Use this helpful guide written by "Browntoad" (:)) http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=133269

xxdeebeexx

superscaper wrote: »

It shouldn't do. Once in the vault AVG knows it put it there and any other app doing a scan usually doesn't bring it up as an active trojan/virus.

Thanks for the quick reply....so is my computer now safe to use?

Thanks again

Dx

superscaper

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Thanks for the quick reply....so is my computer now safe to use?

Thanks again

Dx

Go through the link above as a "just in case" but otherwise if that's the only thing found so far you're fine to continue using the computer.

xxdeebeexx

superscaper wrote: »

Go through the link above as a "just in case" but otherwise if that's the only thing found so far you're fine to continue using the computer.

Thanks missed that posting for some reason!

Dx